Immigration forum set at Cal State Fullerton

Nov. 28, 2012

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 12:28 p.m.

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Pilar Marrero is senior political and immigration writer for La Opinion. Marrero in 2012 published “Killing the American Dream: How Anti-Immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation” and will speak at Cal State Fullerton. COURTESY OF CSUF

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Evelyn Aponte enjoys tamales with all the trimmings at the Tamale Festival in downtown Placentia last year. The 18th annual festival is set for Dec. 5. ROSE PALMISANO, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Jose Gonzalez is the 2012 president of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association. The organization is planning a holiday party and toy drive Dec. 6. TONY SANCHEZ, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Pilar Marrero is senior political and immigration writer for La Opinion. Marrero in 2012 published “Killing the American Dream: How Anti-Immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation” and will speak at Cal State Fullerton. COURTESY OF CSUF

Immigration forum: Immigration from Mexico and Latin America will be discussed today at a roundtable at Cal State Fullerton.

Speakers include Gerardo Arellano, Tricia Gabany-Guerrero and Alexandro J. Gradilla of the CSUF faculty, and Pilar Marrero, senior political and immigration writer for La Opinion.

Marrero recently published "Killing the American Dream: How Anti-Immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation" and will sign copies.

The free event takes place from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Pollak Library, Rotary Club of Fullerton Room 130, at CSUF.

Parking is $2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit.

For information, contact Mimi Ko Cruz at mkocruz@fullerton.edu or 657-278-7586.

New mariachi: Orange County Educational Arts Academy will host an art auction fundraiser from 6-9 tonight to raise funds for Mariachi Juvenil de Las Artes.

The program next month will begin enrolling students 8-14 in after-school mariachi classes. The auction will take place at 415 N. Sycamore St., Santa Ana. See oceaa.org.

Deferred Action: The Orange County Dream Team and the Public Law Center are hosting a free clinic on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Lawyers and trained volunteers will answer questions and review Deferred Action applications. See the Orange County Dream Team page on Facebook.

The federal Deferred Action policy, announced in June, grants immigrants who are here illegally work permits and temporary legal status if they can establish that they came to the U.S. before age 16 and meet other criteria.

The event, hosted by Placita Santa Fe's Downtown Merchant's Association, includes food, craft vendors, a visit by Santa Claus and entertainment by Mariachi Divas, as well as a traditional Las Posadas re-enactment of Joseph and Mary's search for lodging.

The celebration takes place from 4-9 p.m. along the 100-200 blocks of Santa Fe Avenue, and admission is free. Free shuttles are available from the parking lot at Sam's Club, 629 S. Placentia Ave. Email ocrosalina@gmail.com.

Education matters: Cal State Fullerton is hosting a forum Dec. 5 focusing on "Why Race and Culture Still Matter in Education."

The free event features keynote speaker Tyrone Howard, a professor at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.

It takes place from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Titan Student Union, Portola Pavilion, at CSUF.

Howard wrote "Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms."

Contact Miguel Zavala at 562-333-5814 or mizavala@fullerton.edu.

Toy drive: The Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is holding a holiday gathering and toy drive.

It takes place from 6-8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Green Parrot Villa, 2035 N. Main St., Santa Ana. Guests are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy for KidWorks. Monetary contributions and gift cards are welcome, too. Admission is $20 for members, $25 for non-members, free for sitting judges and students in the association's mentor prigram, and $5 more at the door. New board members for 2013 will be announced. See ochba.org.

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